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CONCACAF dismiss president in wake of FIFA corruption scandal

Reuters

Thursday, May 28, 2015
1:34:05 EDT PM

FIFA President Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, right, gestures next to CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb in this April 19, 2013 file photo. CONCACAF has announced that Webb and Eduardo Li have been dismissed and named Senior Vice President Alfredo Hawit as president. Webb and Li were among seven FIFA officials arrested May 27 on suspicion of corruption. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Files

CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, who was among the seven soccer officials arrested earlier this week on corruption charges, has been provisionally dismissed from his role, the soccer confederation said on Thursday.

Senior Vice President Alfredo Hawit has been named as Webb's successor, the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean Football Association (CONCACAF) said in a statement.

Webb, who also served as vice-president of FIFA, was arrested in Zurich as part of the corruption scandal.

The executive committee also placed General Secretary Enrique Sanz on a leave of absence

Hawit said CONCACAF are cooperating with the investigation by governmental authorities, which have not placed any restrictions on the confederation's ongoing activities.

"While we are profoundly disappointed by the allegations made by authorities that again, CONCACAF has been the victim of fraud, we remain committed to CONCACAF's goal to develop, promote and manage the game of soccer," said Hawit.

"We have now taken the appropriate steps to maintain our operations and continue to deliver on our commitments to all of our constituents, including our fans, members, as well as commercial and broadcast partners."